By Kaya 959 Reporter
Police are searching for a gunman who shot dead a Gauteng official outside her home on Monday morning.
Gauteng police spokesperson, Colonel Kay Makhubele, said Babita Deokaran had just dropped her child off at school and was parked outside her property.
“She was shot several times at the gate in Mondeor. The motive for the shooting is unknown and there have been no arrests as yet,” he said.
Deokaran was a senior finance official at the Department of Health which is currently under investigation for fraud and corruption relating to the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment in Gauteng.
Gauteng Health spokesperson said Kwara Kekana the department is at a loss for words following her brutal and tragic passing.
“Ms Babita Deokaran was an invaluable member of the Gauteng Health team. She rose through the ranks of public service in the last three decades after she joined as an accounting clerk.
“She went on to become the chief director of financial accounting at the Department of Health in Gauteng and at times acted as the chief financial officer,” Kekana said.
Kekana added that they were at a loss for words at this brutal and tragic passing.
“Ms Babita Deokaran was an invaluable member of the Gauteng Health team. She rose through the ranks of public service in the last three decades after she joined as an accounting clerk.
“She went on to become the chief director of financial accounting at the Department of Health in Gauteng and at times acted as the chief financial officer.”
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